diff --git a/src/models/thread.ts b/src/models/thread.ts
index 5e0c0ef47..2e9080c88 100644
--- a/src/models/thread.ts
+++ b/src/models/thread.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export class Thread extends BaseModel<ThreadEvent> {
      */
     public readonly timelineSet;
 
+    private _currentUserParticipated = false;
+
     constructor(
         events: MatrixEvent[] = [],
         public readonly room: Room,
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ export class Thread extends BaseModel<ThreadEvent> {
             roomState,
         );
 
+        if (!this._currentUserParticipated && event.getSender() === this.client.getUserId()) {
+            this._currentUserParticipated = true;
+        }
+
         if (this.ready) {
             this.client.decryptEventIfNeeded(event, {});
         }
@@ -150,17 +156,6 @@ export class Thread extends BaseModel<ThreadEvent> {
             .length;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * A set of mxid participating to the thread
-     */
-    public get participants(): Set<string> {
-        const participants = new Set<string>();
-        this.events.forEach(event => {
-            participants.add(event.getSender());
-        });
-        return participants;
-    }
-
     /**
      * A getter for the last event added to the thread
      */
@@ -183,4 +178,8 @@ export class Thread extends BaseModel<ThreadEvent> {
     public has(eventId: string): boolean {
         return this.timelineSet.findEventById(eventId) instanceof MatrixEvent;
     }
+
+    public get hasCurrentUserParticipated(): boolean {
+        return this._currentUserParticipated;
+    }
 }